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<p>I would run, not walk, to the phone, and call up the Issue
Branch. I would not waste a second trying to communicate about
this to anybody in any part of the USPTO other than the Issue
Branch.</p>
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<p>Oh, wait. Dang it.</p>
<p>The Issue Branch used to have a telephone number.</p>
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<p>Now I see that the Issue Branch tries to blow you off and tell
you to call the "misnamed" Application Assistance Unit.</p>
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<p>I am now clicking around to try to find the true phone number for
the Issue Branch.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/26/2024 1:45 PM, Jim Larsen via
Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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misunderstanding led to mis-identifying an assignee on an
issue fee transmittal filed a few days ago. I.e., the
assignment of record identifies a different assignee that has
not transferred rights. I've been unable to identify
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process for correcting the assignee for publication in this
particular situation. (<a
href="https://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/MPEP/current#/current/d0e145040.html"
id="LPlnk851379"
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point, as (in my reading) it is directed to identifying an
assignee recorded after issue fee payment, and would not
likely result in correction prior to printing. ) </span></div>
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I've spent unconscionable time on hold for the Application
Assistance Center only to be directed to the Certificate of
Corrections office (703-756-1814), which office provides only a
recorded message directing the caller to send an email or call a
team leader at 703-756-1586 (disconnected) or supervisor at
571-272-6621 (unhelpfully an examiner in art unit 3637). I sent
an email to the specified email address,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:customerservicecoc@uspto.gov">customerservicecoc@uspto.gov</a>, a week ago, to no avail.</div>
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does anyone have experience suggesting it is possible to
correct the assignee to be published on the patent's face
after issue fee payment but before the patent issues? </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><b>James C. Larsen<br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);"><b><i>Larsen
IP PLLC</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">p: 425.298.6846</span></p>
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